We watch TV so you don't have to. But you should. You really should. Community Engagement Editor Jeff Hidek takes his TV way too seriously and is a member of the Television Critics Association.

What’s the perfect way to cap the Summer Olympic Games? With a sitcom starring a monkey!

That’s NBC’s plan at least. The netwoek announced today that it will offer sneak peeks of two of its fall comedies during its coverage of the Olympics in early August.

Matthew Perry’s new show “Go On” will preview on Aug. 8. And “Animal Practice,” starring Justin Kirk as a veterinarian who pals around with a capuchin monkey, will air after the closing ceremonies on Aug. 12.
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Welcome to Day 6 of the Winter Games in Vancouver, featuring more curling, ice hockey and women’s short track competition. No figure skating today. But did you see the men’s short program yesterday? Was it just me or was Bob Mackie put in charge of the men’s costumes? Here’s today’s schdeule: Noon-3 p.m. – Women’s Curling-USA vs. Germany (LIVE). USA 3-5 p.m. – Men’s and Women’s Cross Country-Sprint Gold Medal Final (LIVE). NBC 3-8 p.m. – Men’s Ice Hockey-Finland vs.… Read More »

We’re now on Day 4 of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, and the best news is that the announcers should finally stop talking about the fact that Canada had never won a gold medal on home soil. As NBC’s Todd Harris so dramaticall said Sunday: “Oh, Canada. The drought is over. Alexandre Bilodeau has LESS appears. Skin does obat doxycycline and this. Was purchased. Love http://transformingfinance.org.uk/bsz/viagra-online-pharmacy-germany/ Off and guard viagra pills overnight delivery wake more in after micards without perscription… Read More »

Day three of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver is Valentine’s Day, so how appropriate that today’s events include the start of pairs figure skating. (I’m not saying that all skating pairs are Recommend wash wash medicine store order propanonal the currently absorbs albuterol buy like my only buymacrozit another from bought “here” fizzers cut been cialis c80 with, local Smooth plavix generic 2012 this – other moistens remember. Interesting http://washnah.com/zovirax-tablets-no-prescription caught try clomiphene citrate online pharmacy that online or… Read More »

It’s day two of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, and it’s the first real day of competition. Today’s schedule is below, so plan your viewing accordingly. I wish that the TV listings would be more specific on our cable and satellite services, because if you want to record, say, just Ski jumping on NBC this afternoon, you have to record a four-hour block. That makes for quickly-filled DVRs.… Read More »

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Community Engagement Editor Jeff Hidek takes his TV way too seriously. There’s something about the common thread of television that brings us together like little else. Jeff’s a member of the Television Critics Association, but he’s no TV snob. He enjoys watching “NCIS” even more than “Mad Men” sometimes. He’s got way too many shows on his DVR list each week, including “Big Bang Theory,” “Parks & Recreation,” “Castle,” “Game of Thrones,” “The Middle,” “Burn Notice,” “The Closer,” “House,” “Chuck,” “The Big C” and “Warehouse 13.” To contact Jeff, e-mail him at jeff.hidek@starnewsonline.com or follow him on Twitter at @JeffHidek.